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on the 27th, — thirty-four of these on the food-plant, common 

 whitethorn (C. oxyacantha) ; the rest, forty-three, on the 

 muslin cover ; those on the food-plant were generally arranged 

 side by side in rows on either surface of the leaves, the 

 largest number in a row being eleven ; many, however, were 

 deposited singly ; those on the muslin cover were more 

 scattered than those on the leaves, and the arrangement less 

 carefully adhered to. Thirty-seven were laid on the 27th, 

 fifteen on the 28lh, five on the 29lh, and one on the 30th. 

 Of the whole, fifty-eight were deposited on the food-plant, 

 and seventy-seven on the muslin cover: oblong, equally 

 rounded at both ends, greenish white, glossy, very slightly 

 flattened on the upper and under surfaces. The young larvae 

 began to appear on the thirteenth day, June 9th. 



Venilia maculata. — A female, taken June 2nd, laid nine- 

 teen eggs : twelve on the 3rd, and seven on the 4th ; they 

 were deposited on both surfaces of the leaves singly, and in 

 clusters without any arrangement: oblong, equally rounded 

 at both ends, grass-green, glossy. The young larvae began to 

 appear on the eleventh day, June 14th. 



Ephyra omicronaria. — A female, taken May 22nd, laid 

 fifty-one eggs : thirty-two on the 22nd, four on the 23rd, and 

 fifteen on the 25th ; of these four only were deposited on the 

 food-plant, common maple (Acer campestris), on the edges 

 of the leaves ; one on the glass ; and the rest, forty-six, on the 

 muslin cover: oval, white with a slight greenish tinge, not 

 glossy ; assumed a reddish hue on the third day after 

 deposition. 



Asthena luteata. — A female, taken June 4th, laid thirty- 

 three eggs : twenty-two were deposited on the 4th, and eleven 

 on the 5th and 6th, — the former on glass, the latter on the 

 earth : oblong, equally rounded at both ends, slightly 

 flattened on the upper and lower surfaces, light green, 

 glossy ; a large egg for the size of the perfect insect. The 

 young larvae began to appear on the twelfth day, June 1 6th. 



Acidalia remutata, — A female, taken May 24th, laid forty- 

 seven eggs: twenty-five were deposited on the 25th, thirteen 

 on the 26th, — all on the earth, some singly, some in small 

 clusters, — nine on the 27th, seven on the glass, and two on 

 the edge of a leaf of the food-plant, common hornbeam 

 (Carpinus Betulus) : oblong, slightly depressed on the crown, 



